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AL holds farewell ceremony for Iraqi permanent delegate
Date: 2014-06-30 14:36:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:805290
The Arab League held a farewell ceremony for the Iraqi permanent delegate to the AL, Qais el-Azawi, on the occasion of the end of his tour of duty. AL cheif Nabil el-Arabi hailed Azawi's efforts during his tenure, adding that he established the ....
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Hamas calls on Iran to join struggle against Israel
Date: 2014-06-30 12:03:36 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:804970
Hamas's political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal, currently living in Qatar, sent a letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, calling on him to join the "struggle" against Israel in light of Operation Brother's Keeper, according to FARS News ....
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Ansar Sharia outposts in Benghazi attacked by Haftar forces
Date: 2014-06-30 09:52:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:804660
A number of sites of the militant Ansar al-Sharia group in Benghazi were attacked by forces loyal to general Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military operation codenamed as "Operation Dignity" to crush militants, a security source said on ....
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Tunisian FM confirms release of abducted diplomats
Date: 2014-06-30 09:44:12 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:804577
Tunisian Foreign Minister al-Munji al-Hamdi Monday confirmed news that two Tunisian diplomats kidnapped in the Libyan were released and are on their way back home. Tunis did not hold direct negotiations with the kidnappers, Hamdi said in a press ....
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Jordanian ministry denies any connection to dispatch of workers to Eilat hotels
Date: 2014-06-30 09:42:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:804648
Jordanian Ministry of Labor asserted that it has nothing to do with sending Jordanian workers to hotels in the Israeli city of Eilat. "There is no cooperation between the ministry and Israel in this respect," an official at the ministry told ....
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Palestine's Sharia courts halt work over chief justice attack
Date: 2014-06-30 09:41:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:804645
Sharia courts in Palestine have been ordered to halt work in protest against an assault on the chief sharia justice at Aqsa Mosque. The assault on Mahmoud Habash, who is also the Palestinian president's religious affairs adviser, was condemned by ....
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Israel allows 290 trucks to Gaza via Karam Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-06-30 09:39:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:804642
Israeli troops allowed 290 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, official Raed Fattouh said. ....
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Syrian activists: 38 killed in raids in Idlib
Date: 2014-06-30 09:35:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:804630
As many as 38 people were killed Monday in raids of Syrian military jets on several places in Idlib, Syrian activists said. Most of the killed and the injured are civilians, the activists said, adding that the killed include four kids and a ....
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Palestinian killed in Israeli artillery shelling south Gaza
Date: 2014-06-30 09:18:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:804601
A Palestinian was killed on Sunday when Israeli occupation forces launched an artillery attack on a city in southeastern the Gaza Strip. Another Palestinian was wounded in the shelling, which targeted militants in Qarara city. The injured was ....
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UN chief voices 'grave concern' at deepening crisis in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-30 08:59:13 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:804568
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sunday expressed his grave concern at the deepening crisis in Iraq and the rising number of civilian deaths and injuries, with over one million Iraqis having fled their homes due to the fighting, the UN News ....